India, Aug. 25 -- Cambridge University has appointed Farah Ahmed as an assistant research professor in its education faculty despite past writings in which she argued that Muslims should study engineering and computer technology to help develop weaponry for Jihad.

The writings have been highlighted by The Spectator in an investigation by Andrew Gilligan, which examines Ahmed's former involvement with Hizb ut Tahrir and her current role at Cambridge.

Ahmed was previously an activist with Hizb ut Tahrir, an Islamist organisation that is proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.

The allegations and past writings form the latest instalment in The Spectator's reporting on Ahmed, who now holds a senior academic role involving the tra...